This webinar will explore the dynamic relationship between higher education and democracy through the lenses of scholars from South Africa and the United States of America. As institutions of higher learning grapple with growing political challenges to institutional autonomy, questions related to academic freedom and the role of higher education institutions in democratic societies have grown more urgent than ever. Please join us for a timely conversation on these issues as we consider the importance of higher education in a democracy.

This webinar will explore the dynamic relationship between higher education and democracy through the lenses of South Africa and the United States of America. As institutions of higher learning grapple with growing political challenges to institutional autonomy, questions of academic freedom and the role of higher education institutions in democratic societies have grown more urgent than ever.